arachnid

Example Sentences

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According to the rhyme and song, the unfortunate woman swallowed the arachnid to catch a fly she had previously eaten - followed by a number of other creatures in an attempt to solve the original issue.

From BBC

The parasitic arachnids are also noted to be moving further north and higher in altitude as formerly inhospitable terrain warms to their preferred temperature range.

From Seattle Times

These arachnids are parasites, which means they cannot survive without drinking the blood of larger animals.

From National Geographic

The tiny arachnids spread a variety of harmful diseases, as they expand their range to new areas.

From New York Times

This time the task wasn’t limited to creating uniquely designed characters inhabiting a single universe, but entire worlds based on the myriad comic book sagas that have reinterpreted Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s arachnid paladin.

From New York Times